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<h2>\parskip</h2>

<p><tt>\parskip</tt> is the extra vertical space inserted before a
    paragraph. It has a natural length of zero but should be a
    <a href="ltx-86.html#rubber">rubber length</a> so that it may
    be stretched in a
    <a href="ltx-227.html">flushbottom</a> environment.</p>

<p>To increase <tt>\parskip</tt> to skip a line between paragraphs
    one could use</p>

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    <a href="ltx-89.html">\addtolength</a>{<a href="parskip.html">\parskip</a>}{<a href="baselineskip.html">\baselineskip}</a>
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    Revised 23 Oct 1995.
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